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Diary of a Country Cinephile: August 2010
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Diary of a Country Cinephile. Thursday, August 19, 2010. The Ghost Writer (Roman Polanski, 2010). A lot of people compare The Ghost Writer. In its grasp of paranoia and political corruption, but the most obvious reference point to me seems to be Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps. Manages goofy fun in the name of genre, seriousness in the name of tone and content, and maturity in its rejection of the overwrought defeatism that has made Chinatown. The ever-enduring hallmark of Polanski’s filmography.
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Diary of a Country Cinephile: June 2011
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Diary of a Country Cinephile. Thursday, June 30, 2011. Viewing Log: 6/1/11 - 6/30/11. Claude Chabrol, 1968). Claude Chabrol, 1970). 6/27/11 FULL METAL JACKET. Stanley Kubrick, 1987). 6/25/11 BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK. John Sturges, 1955). Don Siegel, 1971). 6/23/11 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PT. 1. David Yates, 2010). 6/20/11 CHLOE IN THE AFTERNOON. Eric Rohmer, 1972). 6/19/11 ADVISE and CONSENT. Otto Preminger, 1962). Jean-Luc Godard, 2004). Brian De Palma, 1984). 6/17/11 HIGH AND LOW. The Cinema ...
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Diary of a Country Cinephile: April 2010
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Diary of a Country Cinephile. Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Mélo (Alain Resnais, 1986). Many canonized directors often wind up endlessly lauded for a single work, and for Alain Resnais Last Year at Marienbad. Is that film. I had heard about it numerous times before ever once hearing about a single post-sixties film of his, or even his 1963 Muriel. Made only two years afterwards. I suppose like many people, I started with Marienbad. A few weeks ago I revisited Marienbad. Today I watched Mélo. Would be genuin...
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Diary of a Country Cinephile: Exploring Cassavetes: SHADOWS
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Diary of a Country Cinephile. Friday, March 25, 2011. When I first watched John Cassavetes' Shadows. And The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. Have taught me that forming conceptions of Cassavetes films is fruitless work. And Hitchcock's 50s period. Given that Welles's style changed drastically after traveling to Europe, Carney appears to be committing the cardinal sin of consigning the director to his most overpraised masterwork. Thankfully, this polemic ends when he begins to write about Shadows. This is no...
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Diary of a Country Cinephile: June 2010
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Diary of a Country Cinephile. Wednesday, June 30, 2010. White Dog (Samuel Fuller, 1982). To some seems like a no-brainer anti-racist film, a view no doubt enforced by Fuller’s blunt dialogue and metaphors, but I found it absolutely brutal. Comparing Fuller’s treatments of racism in both this film and The Steel Helmet. Posted by mystery meat. Saturday, June 12, 2010. Out of the Blue (Dennis Hopper, 1980). Posted by mystery meat. Wednesday, June 2, 2010. The Lusty Men (Nicholas Ray, 1952). In The Lusty Men.
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Diary of a Country Cinephile: Exploring Cassavetes: FACES
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Diary of a Country Cinephile. Saturday, April 9, 2011. Is probably my least favorite of the four Cassavetes films I've seen, but if Shadows. Has taught me anything, it's that a re-watch will probably increase my appreciation substantially. For Ray Carney, however, Faces. Is possibly Cassavetes' grand achievement and the ultimate distillation of his philosophy of selfhood as a process of interaction and even more potent than Shadows. Posted by mystery meat. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Diary of a Country Cinephile: February 2011
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Diary of a Country Cinephile. Saturday, February 26, 2011. MACBETH, Take One (Welles). Consensus seems unduly weighted toward the demeaning notion that Welles's 1948 Macbeth. Posted by mystery meat. Thursday, February 24, 2011. Double Feature (Cukor and De Palma). Most of the fun of Sylvia Scarlett. I preferred Brian De Palma's. Phantom of the Paradise. Posted by mystery meat. Wednesday, February 23, 2011. My Return to Blogging. I have returned from a long sojourn, during which I came to feel that regula...
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Diary of a Country Cinephile: WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS | Otto Preminger | 1950
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Diary of a Country Cinephile. Sunday, April 10, 2011. WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS Otto Preminger 1950. This is a noir that hits me in the same way that The Big Heat. The moment that Andrews does murder the suspect is an important one. Unlike in Anatomy of a Murder. Has a playfully antagonistic relationship to Andrews, who sent her husband away for wife-beating. In fact, everyone who resorts to unnecessary violence ends up getting punished, either by the law or by the mob, and Andrews is no exception. Simple ...
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The Cinematic Spectacle: March 2015
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Consider: Chappie for Best Original Score. Monday, March 30, 2015. More 2014 CinSpec Awards Updates. Is among the new films that make my ballot. Sunday, March 29, 2015. Blind Spot: Safety Last! Lloyds physical comedy is brilliant. Thursday, March 26, 2015. Oscar Oddity #21: Directors to Lose 3 Oscars in One Night. Linklater and Anderson are part of a small club. Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Five Films in Five Words #19. Of Gods and Men. Friday, March 20, 2015. Friday, March 13, 2015.
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The Cinematic Spectacle: Consider: Lost River for Best Original Song
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Consider: Lost River for Best Original Song. Saoirse Ronan appears (and sings) in Lost River. You can also download it for free on Johnny Jewel's Soundcloud account. May 13, 2015 at 12:42 PM. I love when you spotlight these little gems. Beautifully sung and composed. May 16, 2015 at 8:24 PM. I think this has a CinSpec nom (at least) on lockdown. :). May 13, 2015 at 2:29 PM. This was a nice song, but Gosling let everyone down in this film. He couldve had something great there. LAMB ...
